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Sweden is one of the most economically fair, socially just and politically stable nations in Europe. Ranked by the OECD amongst the top five countries to live in the world in each of the last 3 years, Sweden enjoys recognition across the world as being a place of happiness and prosperity for all its citizens. In 2014 Sweden was ranked in the OECD's Better Life Index as the second best country in the world in which to live, work and raise a family.

Seeking Asylum in Sweden

Sweden's reputation for compassion and fairness emanates from the core values inherent in the Swedish political system, and its current government is set on furthering those values for all current and prospective citizens.

Sweden accepted the applications of a total of 26,395 asylum seekers in to the country in 2013, in 2014 that grew to 30,650, and in 2015 that figure is estimated at around 40,000, placing Sweden as one of the top EU countries for successful asylum applications and making Sweden by far the most accepting of asylum seekers per capita.

Current Syria Conflict

In 2014, almost all of those seeking asylum in Sweden who came from Syria (Syrian citizens or stateless people from Syria) were granted permanent residence permits to live in Sweden by Sweden's Migration Board (Migrationsverket). Following a decision in late 2015, Sweden has started to issue three-year temporary residence permits in the first instance. In any case Migrationsverket's assessment is that the conflict in Syria and its neighbouring states will continue for a long time to come. For this reason, all of those seeking asylum from Syria are expected to be granted residence in Sweden, even those who have not been threatened individually, following the satisfactory completion of an application for asylum. However, Migrationsverket continue to assess each asylum application on an individual basis.

Asylum in Sweden Advisory Pre-Application

All those making an application for asylum are strongly advised first to apply for an advisory pre-application decision through this website. An advisory pre-application decision is a pre-application service which allows us to take in to account your individual circumstances and provide specific advice on the next steps for gaining your permanent residence in Sweden.

Completion of the pre-application does not affect your official application for asylum in Sweden. The advisory pre-application service provided on this website is an independent service, provided separately to Sweden's Migration Board.